Rite no. 4 / 16
जातकर्म
The birth rite
The welcome of the child into the world, classically done before the umbilical cord is cut. A blessing for wisdom and long life is spoken softly to the infant — the family's first words to a new person.
At the moment of birth, before the child's first feeding.
Gṛhya-Sūtras — birth ceremonies — SBE Vol. 29 (1886), public domain
The Gṛhya-Sūtras, Part I · trans. Hermann Oldenberg · 1886 · Public Domain